slide problem

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U93N5Uhu9EU

i always want to play like derico watson, but after 2 years of practice i still cant feel any improvement and my 1,knee and 2,butt and 3,Tibialis anterior muscle go fatique very soon, may be after 5 min of doing it. they all feel so tense.

i am really frustrated about this. in hong kong i can get no teacher with expertise on these.

i wish i could play like derico watson. fast, full motion, loud, accurate, controlled. how could i achieve this?

my knee pain starts after i swtich from burying beater to playing off the head. and when i am recording i always have buzz because the beater bounce back to the head.......so sad

hope someone could help me solve this problem. thank you very much!

[veggo32]

Looks to me your beater is hitting the top of your foot when it recoils. I don't think you need to be at such a distance from the head. You are exerting extra energy to hit the head. Unecessary IMO. Adjust the beater angle so when it sits idle its closer to the head.